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Failure of the pineal removal to prevent some cold-induced testicular changes in golden hamsters

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La diminution du poids des testicules et l'arrêt de la spermatogenèse furent observés chez des hamsters exposés au froid et maintenus dans un cycle alternant de 14 h de lumière et 10 h d'obscurité. En enlevant la glande pinéale, ces changements organiques ne se sont pas produits.

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  1. Chung-Ching Liu

    Present address: Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, K1N 6N5, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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  1. Department of Biological Sciences, Illinois State University, 61761, Normal, Illinois, USA

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Liu, CC., Frehn, J.L. Failure of the pineal removal to prevent some cold-induced testicular changes in golden hamsters. Experientia 29, 1507–1509 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01943884

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